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Sudan: 27 delegations meet in Geneva to coordinate peace efforts

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Sudan: 27 delegations meet in Geneva to coordinate peace efforts

Twenty-seven delegations have met in Geneva to coordinate peace initiatives concerning the war in Sudan, without the participation of the two warring sides. The meeting, organised under the auspices of the UN and Switzerland, comes as drone strikes intensify and the humanitarian crisis worsens, reports Un.

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  2. 21 OctRSF reportedly take Al-Baraka in Sudan’s Blue Nile region
  3. 21 OctMore than 220 killed in drone strikes blamed on Sudanese army in Abyei
  4. 20 OctTwelve children killed in attacks in Khartoum and West Kordofan
  5. 20 OctDrone strikes kill at least 48 displaced civilians in Sudan
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